cough mixture
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A basin of gruel, or a glass of cough mixture?
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell
Feedin' bottle's to home, and we're out of cough mixture.
From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger
“I say, lads,” cried Frank Willders, “what d’ye say to send along to the doctor for another bottle o’ cough mixture, same as the first?”
From Fighting the Flames by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
With vinegar, squills, or garlic, it forms a good cough mixture.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
The steward’s cough mixture was the only medicine I got that day.
From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund
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